SOLUTION: What is the probability that the next child of the Harrison family will be a boy (giving them 14 boys in a row)? (Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same
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Question 845903: What is the probability that the next child of the Harrison family will be a boy (giving them 14 boys in a row)? (Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same.) Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If this is considered a random chance event, then the probability of a boy is 50%. It doesn't matter how many boys the couple has had in the past. This birth is independent.
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